IWC have a ball to raise for LifeFlight

RAIN did not stop play when IWC sponsored a charity golf day at Gayndah on Saturday, July 7.

Despite the rainy skies, almost 50 players and around 30 spectators and helpers, turned out for the fundraiser held by community-run health and well-being organisation IWC to support another good cause: LifeFlight.

"It was a terrific turnout on the day, and we have to thank Gayndah Golf Club for helping us stage this community event,” IWC North Burnett Assistant Manager Cynthia George said.

"IWC sponsored the event as a way of bringing the community together and it was held to mark the 2018 NAIDOC Week and Reconciliation Week.”

The event was run in conjunction with Gayndah Golf Club, and captains for the day were Shaun Allen and Kirk Jolly.

"We would like to particularly thank volunteers Celia Wain, Di Baker, Lindsay Baker, Shaun Allen, Nicole Chapman, Jack George, Tristan George, Beth Stralow and Shani Burns, who all did a lot of work to make this a successful day,” Mrs George said.

"Di and Lindsay also provided a vehicle to deliver food and drinks around the course, which was a huge help, and provided great advice as well as volunteering their time.

"North Burnett councillor John Zahl was a volunteer, which we really appreciated, and IWC North Burnett Manager Jenni Toogood, IWC team members Clem Shadford, Kim Schafferius, Kristy Drayton, Kirsten Morris, Wendy Markwell and Bert Shadford also played a big part in delivering this community event, as did and Graeme O'Keefe.”

Mrs George said the event was about bringing people together in a fun environment, and one of the most hotly contested prizes on the day was a glass skull full of chocolates.

"People paid to guess how many chocolates there were in the jar, there were 141 as it turned out, and we raised a lot more money for LifeFlight just through that. The winner was Bert Shadford, who guessed 140,” she said.

Mrs George said the event raised more than $600 for LifeFlight, which would be presented to the local branch.

"LifeFlight does an amazing job for our community, and as a health and well-being organisation that is here for everyone we really appreciate the work they do,” she said.